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Reduced gravity simulator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-08-26
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1983-08-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald E Hewes
- 👤 Jr Amos A Spady
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:23
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64G; B64G7/00; G; G09; G09B; G09B9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A REDUCED GRAVITY SIMULATOR FOR A TEST SUBJECT, COMPRISING: AN INCLINED PLANE WALKWAY FOR THE TEST SUBJECT SO CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO SIMULATE A SURFACE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD LESS THAN OF THE EARTH''S SURFACE, CABLE MEANS FOR PARTIALLY SUPPORTING THE WEIGHT OF SAID TEST SUBJECT SO AS TO NULLIFY A PORTION OF THE NORMAL VERTICAL GRAVITY VECTOR, A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS TO ENGAGE THE HEAD TORSO, AND EXTREMITIES OF SAID TEST SUBJECT, SAID PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS EACH BEING CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID CABLE MEANS, MEANS FOR SECURING THE OTHER END OF SAID CABLE MEANS ANGULARLY A DISTANCE ABOVE SAID WALKWAY, WHEREBY SAID TEST SUBJECT WHILE IN PARTIALLY SUPPORTED CONDITION MAY PERFORM LOCOMOTIVE TASKS ALONG THE PLANE OF SAID WALKWAY UNDER SIMULATED REDUCED GRAVITATIONAL CONDITIONS.
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